Franks dad 1,439 Posted May 24 Report Share Posted May 24 @Arry should I take some more bottom leaves off the toms , or leave them be ? and are the cucumbers big enough to pick for pickled gerkins ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arry 23,796 Posted May 24 Report Share Posted May 24 59 minutes ago, Franks dad said: @Arry should I take some more bottom leaves off the toms , or leave them be ? and are the cucumbers big enough to pick for pickled gerkins ? Never tried pickling Cucumbers FD. Gherkin's are a type of cucumber that are picked at about 3 inches long. I found this on line I hope it explains. Google Search WWW.GOOGLE.CO.UK Tomato's I start by taking off all side shoots and all leafs below the first truss for better air circulation. Then as they get bigger I usually remove all leafs below the second truss and take out few more leafs if they get bushy. Will try take some photos latter. Cheers Arry 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Franks dad 1,439 Posted May 24 Report Share Posted May 24 11 minutes ago, Arry said: Never tried pickling Cucumbers FD. Gherkin's are a type of cucumber that are picked at about 3 inches long. I found this on line I hope it explains. Google Search WWW.GOOGLE.CO.UK Tomato's I start by taking off all side shoots and all leafs below the first truss for better air circulation. Then as they get bigger I usually remove all leafs below the second truss and take out few more leafs if they get bushy. Will try take some photos latter. Cheers Arry Thanks mate ,I’ll take them off up to the truss …. They’re just over three inches so I’ll give them a go , Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chartpolski 26,160 Posted May 24 Report Share Posted May 24 23 minutes ago, Franks dad said: Thanks mate ,I’ll take them off up to the truss …. They’re just over three inches so I’ll give them a go , I pickle a lot of veg and found that gherkins or cucumbers are best picked and pickled as early as possible before the skins toughen up. Cheers. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arry 23,796 Posted May 24 Report Share Posted May 24 1 hour ago, Franks dad said: Thanks mate ,I’ll take them off up to the truss …. They’re just over three inches so I’ll give them a go , Very dull here today so this is the best I can do FD. Little Gems doing nicely. Runners half way up the canes and just starting to flower at the bottom. Doubt the first flower will produce though. Cheers Arry 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Franks dad 1,439 Posted May 24 Report Share Posted May 24 5 hours ago, chartpolski said: I pickle a lot of veg and found that gherkins or cucumbers are best picked and pickled as early as possible before the skins toughen up. Cheers. Thanks charts , do you just use normal pickle vinegar or some other concoction? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Franks dad 1,439 Posted May 24 Report Share Posted May 24 4 hours ago, Arry said: Very dull here today so this is the best I can do FD. Little Gems doing nicely. Runners half way up the canes and just starting to flower at the bottom. Doubt the first flower will produce though. Cheers Arry Those gems and runners look banging Arry ….. put my few poor specimens to shame lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chartpolski 26,160 Posted May 24 Report Share Posted May 24 17 minutes ago, Franks dad said: Thanks charts , do you just use normal pickle vinegar or some other concoction? Just normal malt vinegar, little bit of sugar and warm water. I sometimes use brown vinegar but the missus insists on white vinegar. Cheers. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arry 23,796 Posted May 24 Report Share Posted May 24 1 hour ago, Franks dad said: Those gems and runners look banging Arry ….. put my few poor specimens to shame lol the Oak leaf lettuce your growing FD if you take of just the leafs you need they will keep coming sort of cut and come again. Cheers Arry 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chartpolski 26,160 Posted May 25 Report Share Posted May 25 First of my chilli plants showing fruit ; Hungarian Hot Wax chillis . Two plants showing. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black neck 16,746 Posted May 25 Report Share Posted May 25 On 20/05/2025 at 12:52, Arry said: With bind weed I mix weedkiller with some wallpaper paste in a jar. Then use a little modelling paint brush to paint it on so it don't drip off on to other plants. Cheers Arry I sprayed a massive of bindweed on a garden I'd bin asked to like ,unknown 2 me the was a Privett hedge underneath it all ,killed the Privett but only checked the bindweed temporarily Popular i was 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black neck 16,746 Posted May 25 Report Share Posted May 25 On 24/05/2025 at 12:12, Arry said: Very dull here today so this is the best I can do FD. Little Gems doing nicely. Runners half way up the canes and just starting to flower at the bottom. Doubt the first flower will produce though. Cheers Arry Berra get on the weeds Harry Fecking disgrace btw 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arry 23,796 Posted May 25 Report Share Posted May 25 5 minutes ago, Black neck said: Berra get on the weeds Harry Fecking disgrace btw I'll get right on it mate. Cheers Arry 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black neck 16,746 Posted May 25 Report Share Posted May 25 19 minutes ago, Arry said: I'll get right on it mate. Cheers Arry Your loam looks fantastical 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arry 23,796 Posted May 25 Report Share Posted May 25 12 minutes ago, Black neck said: Your loam looks fantastical Took a few years mate was crap when I first moved here over 40 years ago. I had peeler crab pots on the river and used to bring back sea weed to keep the peeler crabs fresh. That sea weed went on the garden even extra. Imo sea weed is the best thing to improve soil. Cheers Arry 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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